Man strikes head diving for cover

STOCKTON - A man working in a southeast Stockton parking lot Tuesday night heard several gunshots, dove for cover and struck his head on an unknown object, authorities said.

Officers were dispatched about 9:15 p.m. on a report of a person shot in the 1700 block of East Mariposa Road near Section Avenue, police said. When they arrived, they determined the victim sustained a head injury, but not a gunshot wound, officers said.

The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment, authorities said. Police are investigating the case as an assault with a deadly weapon, officers said.

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